History of the Arcade

TCW Podcast 007 - History of the Arcade   We cover the history of the arcade going over the many versions it has occupied from the late 1800's to present time. The arcade has changed in form and function quite a few times over the last century.   Popeye Mutoscope "Customers Wanted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sch2d0SOJZQ   Pink Panther Scale "An Ounce of Pink" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoU1fJAQll4   Coin Target Gun picture (ABT - Challenger) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6R4m3NIf9E   Digger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T0e9aafCJQ   Chester Pollard Play Football https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caFq0W_yP-w   Ballyhoo Pinball Tabletop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGAw4oF5bWA&t=1m21s   Aladdin's Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtFGT344h-c   Star Wars Battle Pod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bob41EQ9ifM     New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: tcwpodcast@gmail.com  Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love  Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Love of the worlds created by video game designers and personalities drives Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum (history, law, CS degrees) to provide a scholarly yet light-hearted discussion of how arcade, home console, and PC games merged into a Video Game Industry. Emphasis is on the combination of business and creative elements needed for financial success. Interviews of Atari, EA, Activision, & other execs with detailed source evaluations produce the insights you hear in these 122+ hours!